DATE: March 17, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Fresno County State Legislative Platform Update
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt recommended changes to the Fresno County State Legislative Platform;
2. Authorize the Chairman to execute letters of support, or opposition, in accordance with the Platform; and
3. Authorize the County Administrative Office to work with the County's State Legislative Delegation, Sacramento lobbyists, and/or other necessary parties to support, or oppose, legislation in accordance with the Platform.
REPORT
The State Legislative Platform (Platform) is a statement of the goals and priorities of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and establishes the basis for its advocacy efforts with the Legislature and State agencies. The Platform is also used as a guide for support letters related to grant applications. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
1. Make changes to recommendations or language in the Platform.
2. Postpone updates to the Platform.
3. Choose not to make changes and continue to work off the existing Platform, last updated and approved on March 25, 2025.
If your Board chooses to postpone or not make updates to the Platform, staff will need to bring items that are not currently included in the Platform to your Board to be addressed on an individual basis.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions.
DISCUSSION:
The Platform is used by County officials and staff as policy guidelines for legislative action and to facilitate timely responses to requests from the County's State Legislative lobbyists, and interested citizens. Your Board last updated the Platform on March 25, 2025. This is the annual update to the Platform.
For letters of support or opposition, the Platform serves as a guide for departments to easily identify if State issues they are working on fall within the Pl...
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